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waves
[weyvz] 
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wave
[weyv]
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sea surf, current |
| Synonyms: | bending, billow, breaker, coil, comber, convolution, corkscrew, crest, crush, curl, curlicue, drift, flood, foam, ground swell, gush, heave, influx, loop, movement, outbreak, rash, ridge, ripple, rippling, rocking, roll, roller, rush, scroll, sign, signal, stream, surge, sweep, swell, tendency, tide, tube, twirl, twist, undulation, unevenness, uprising, upsurge, whitecap, winding |
| Main Entry: | aftermath |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | situation following an event, occurrence |
| Synonyms: | after-effects, causatum, chain reaction, consequences, end, eventuality, flak, impact, issue, outcome, payoff, remainder, residual, residuum, results, upshot, waves |
| Main Entry: | beckon |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | call, signal, or lure |
| Synonyms: | allure, ask, attract, bid, coax, command, demand, draw, entice, gesticulate, gesture, invite, motion, nod, pull, sign, summon, tempt, wave |
| Main Entry: | billow |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | surging mass |
| Synonyms: | beachcomber, breaker, crest, roller, surge, swell, tide, wave |
| Main Entry: | billow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | surge |
| Synonyms: | balloon, belly, bloat, bounce, bulge, ebb and flow, heave, pitch, puff up, ripple, rise and fall, rise up, rock, roll, swell, toss, undulate, wave |
| Main Entry: | blow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | blast, rush of air, wind |
| Synonyms: | breathe, buffet, drive, exhale, fan, flap, flow, flutter, gasp, heave, huff, inflate, pant, puff, pump, ruffle, rush, stream, swell, swirl, waft, wave, whiff, whirl, whisk, whisper, whistle |
| Main Entry: | coiffure |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hairstyle |
| Synonyms: | DA, afro, beehive, blow dry, braids, corn rows, crew cut, dreadlocks, dreads, flip, fuzz cut, hair, hair-comb, haircut, hairdo, permanent, pigtails, plait, ponytail, razor cut, tail, tease, trim, wave |
| Main Entry: | consequence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | result, outcome of action |
| Synonyms: | aftereffect, aftermath, bottom line, can of worms, chain reaction, effect, end, event, fallout, follow through, follow-up, issue, outgrowth, payback, reaction, repercussion, sequel, sequence, spin-off, upshot, waves |
| Antonyms: | beginning, cause, commencement, inception, origin, rise, source, start |
| Main Entry: | crimp |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fold or curl |
| Synonyms: | coil, crease, crimple, crinkle, crisp, crumple, flow, frizz, pleat, rimple, ruck, screw, scrunch, set, swirl, undulate, wave, wrinkle |
| Antonyms: | straighten |
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